OUR MODEL
Australian educators calling for bold and urgent action to empower our communities in responding to the unfolding climate and ecological emergency
Teachers for Climate Australia
OUR VISION
Our vision is for all Australians to experience transformative education that is reliable, impartial, and free from the influence of corporate entities; and for Australian schools to be inspiring models of sustainability that empower young Australians to thrive in a changing climate.
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We believe that the role of education is to enable, empower and equip students, staff, families and the wider community to understand and engage in climate action.
OUR VALUES
- Respect for the land and its people
- Education
- Equity
- Climate justice
- Evidence and impartiality
- Empowerment and agency
OUR GOALS
Provide quality climate change education
..through well-resourced and coordinated reforms at school and system levels.
Support transformative teaching approaches
...to deliver quality climate change education using interdisciplinary practices, whole-school approaches, school-community partnerships and enquiry- and action-based learning.
Raise awareness
...among educators and the wider community about climate change, its impact and climate solutions.
Address climate anxiety, enhance well-being and build resilience
...in young people by empowering them with the knowledge, values, skills and attitudes to thrive in a Net Zero Emissions (NZE) future.
Integrate climate change education
...in education policy, research, planning, governance, teacher education, professional development, pedagogy and curriculum.
Act and advocate with young people
...to secure a safe climate for children and future generations.
End the pervasive influence...
...of the fossil fuel industry and other corporations in Australian classrooms.
We champion the UN Sustainable Development Goal 13 “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts" and UN SDG 4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
We endorse Education International's Manifesto on Quality Climate Change Education for All (2021): “Students have a right to gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to sustain our world for present and future generations, and they have the right to receive an education which prepares them for the world of work in a green economy.”
We endorse all the Recommendations of the WA Parliamentary Inquiry into the Response of Western Australian Schools to Climate Change in the Making Hope Practical report (2022), and ASK the state government, Catholic Education WA and Independent Schools WA to report on the progress of the Recommendations.
We endorse UNESCO’s vision: “For all students to have access to a climate change education that helps people understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to act as agents of change”.
Our work
Curriculum, Pedagogy and Resources
Share examples of good practice in climate change education curriculum, pedagogy and resources across our system.
Advice, Guidance and Advocacy
Support governments in collaboration with our partners to ensure Australian meets its Climate and United Nations Sustainable Development Goal targets.
Partnerships for Coalition
Join forces with educators across the country and other groups both nationally and internationally advocating for climate education.
Campaigns and Events
Organise events and campaigns that support Teachers for Climate Australia's goals.
Our COALITION
Acknowledgement of Country
Teachers for Climate Australia acknowledges the Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We celebrate their ongoing, diverse and rich connection to country and the sustainable manner in which they have cared for country over millennia.